A lot is made of the way the sacked Avram Grant, Martin Jol and Sven-Goran Eriksson were treated by Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester City respectively this season. Little loyalty was shown to the managers who failed to meet the expectations of their owners and now reports suggest that the new Man City manager Mark Hughes […]
Of course they did… The Chelsea revival might have looked solid in terms of results but they rarely strung together a good 90 minutes under Grant. They were quite fortunate against United, second-best at Newcastle until they scored, failed to beat Wigan (the result which pretty much derailed their title aspirations) or deal convincgly with […]
It’s not over I certainly don’t want to add to the great Sky hype machine but this weekend’s Premier League race could go down to the closing minutes. I did suggest during my relegation preview in February that Wigan could give Man United a problem if they needed a win to stay up on the […]
Another season over for Rafa Benitez and, unlike two of the other three, it won’t result in a Champions League final appearance. Meanwhile, in the league, Liverpool have again been playing catch-up, unable to effectively challenge big-spending Champions League finalists Chelsea and Manchester United or indeed the more modestly assembled Arsenal. He was in uncharacteristically […]
What a week for Av Grant and his Chelsea stars. Following John Arne Riise’s spectacularly funny 95th minute own-goal last Tuesday – a goal that made Chelsea slight favourites to reach the Champions League final – they recorded a just-about deserved league win over Manchester United on Saturday. It was a predictable sight for sore […]
The Premiership Party Carlos Tevez did an Eric Cantona this weekend: popping up with a vital goal after an undistinguished display a la the Frenchman’s final season in football. The late equaliser at Blackburn could be the goal that will win the title at United. Even if Chelsea beat them 5-0 at Stamford Bridge, two […]
The Arsenal Debate My Liverpool-supporting mate commented that my last luvfooty blog (“The Life of Whine”) was a bit anti-Arsenal but I don’t feel it was. Ok, so I was perhaps overly-critical given their achievements this season but you have to expect a bit of bias in the commentary “business”. No man is an Ireland, […]
A watershed? Football fans were hoping that Ashley Cole’s disrespect of referee Mike Riley last week would be a watershed moment for the game. Liverpool’s Javier Mascherano didn’t seem to get the message after an embarrassing loss of self-control on Grand Slam Sunday. With his team trailing 0-1 to Manchester United, Mascherano raced 30 yards […]
Champions league chase Even though the media like to paint the chase for the Champions League spot as an open battle between three teams, in reality Liverpool are likely to predictably claim it. The reason? Benitez has finally started playing his key players in league games. Reina, Carragher, Gerrard, Alonso, Mascherano and Torres all started […]
Not a good day for Liverpool fans yesterday. After watching their team lose at home to a mediocre Championship side they then witnessed arch rivals Man United thrash Arsenal to advance in the FA Cup. The Internet is awash with bickering Liverpool fans: some backing manager Rafa Benitez to the hilt while unloading bile on […]
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